Cuspidor.



PATENTED AUG. 2, 1904.

B. F. HOLLAND.

GUSPIDOR.

APPLICATION FILED M11. 19, 1904.

N0 MODEL.

5 1mm [flail/(170% UNITED STATES Patented August 2, 1904,

EMMA F. HOLLAND, OF NIHV YORK, N. Y.

CUSPIDOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 766,252, dated. August2, 1904.

Application filed March 19, 1904.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMMA F. IIOLLANI), a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Cuspidors, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful im provements in cuspidors of thetype which are intended for individual use and which are capable ofbeingcarried on the person and which may be used, in public withoutattracting attention, said device being attachable to and susceptible ofbeing concealed in the folds of a handkerchief or sheet of textilefabric and readily removed therefrom and the parts separated one fromthe other to facilitate the therough and effective cleansing and, ifdesired, disinfection of said parts.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple device of small sizecapable of being carried on the person and having a containing-chamberfor saliva or expcctorated fluid matter, said chamber having a hingedclosure normally secured by a catch which may be released at the time ofuse to enable the closure to open and expose the chamber, the saiddevice being preferably designed to be contained in a pocket formed bygathering or otherwise arranging a flexible fabric, such as the ordinaryhandkerchief, whereby the device is practically concealed in said foldsand is capable of being used upon any occasion without the device beingobserved by any one but the user.

My invention consists, essentially, of a portable cuspidor whichcomprises a receivingchamber the upper portion of which is separablyconnected to allow the contents of the chamber to be removed and tofacilitate the cleansing of the chamber, a hinged closure for said upperportion, a fabric sheet or handkerchief having a pocket to receive andretain said cuspidor, and means whereby the cuspidor when contained insaid pocket of the handkerchief is capable of being suspended from theperson, said handkerchief serving to conceal the device and yet allowthe latter to be used without removing it therefrom.

My invention also consists of the parts and Serial No. 198,894. (Nomodel.)

the constructions and combinations of parts, which I will hereinafterdescribe and claim.

In the accompanying drawings, forming.

part of this specification, and in which similar letters of referenceindicate like parts, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my deviceapplied to a handkerchief. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the cuspidordetached.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of Fig. 2. Fig. I is a modification to bereferred to.

In constructing my device I have kept in view the production of acuspidor or receptacle of a highly attractive character and which hasbut a minimum of weight and which is of such reduced dimensions that itis readily contained in a pocket formed by gathering the folds of ahandkerchief or like sheet of textile fabric, whereby the device isthoroughly concealed when not in use and is unseen by all except theuser when the device is actually put into operation, the manipulation ofthe device simply following to all appearances the application of thehandkerchief to the face, as in the act of wiping the mouth, and withoutdrawing particular attention to the device or to the act itself.

In carrying out my invention I may use any one of the several formsshown, or I may employ the salient features in other relations. Iprefer, however, to make the device of separable parts and of suchdesign that the fluid matter once delivered into the vessel will beretained therein against accidental spilling and soiling of the hands ortoilet. The material of which the device is made is also unimportant;but to secure lightness and at the same time strength and durability Iprefer to use thin metalalurninium or an alloy thereof, celluloid,vulcanite, or like material. In the more expensive forms the preciousmetals, as gold and silver, may enter into the general construction.

Referring now to the form of device shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, Arepresents the receiver or body of the cuspidor, which is shown as ofcircular form, although other forms may be considered as within thescope of the invention. This receiver or body is also shown as ofsubstantially bowl shape with an annular tom (4' able it to be readilydetached for emptying and for the purpose of cleaning I prefer to formaround its upper end or rim, preferably around the inside thereof,suitable screwthreads I). This body portion is designed to screw intoengagement with an externallythreaded rim or band B, the joint betweenthe two being made liquid-tight by means of a gasket or other well-knownpacking,,said rim or band having a hinged closure or cover (J, which ispreferably springactuated, so that when it is released, as by pressureupon any well-known and approved form of springcatch at 0, the coverwill spring open and expose the interior of the body portion and allowthe expectorated matter to be delivered thereto.

Secured to the inside of the rim portion is a funnel-shaped piece D,with its bottom terminating above the bottom of the body portion andwith walls so inclined that the opening at the bottom or smaller end isdisposed at one side of the center of the vertical axis of the body andis directed substantially toward the side wall of the body portion A ofthe device. This funnel-shaped piece D receives the fluid matter andconducts the same into the receiver or vessel A, and it also serves as atrap to prevent the spilling of the contents when the device isinverted, thereby avoiding the accidental escape of the contenctls evenwhen the device is carelessly handle The device described, which issmall and whose diameter may not exceed two or three inches, more orless, is designed to be carried in a handkerchief E and to be soconcealed therein so that it may be used even in public Without beingseen and without attention being directed to the user. To accommodatethe cuspidor, I form a pocket F in the handkerchief or other piece oftextile fabric of such capacity as to contain the said device.

. A simple method of forming the pocket in the center of thehandkerchief is to secure to the latter suitable loops or rings d,through which a band or cord 6', preferably elastic, is passed and drawnto gather the fabric into folds and to form the mouth of the pocket,which mouth may be of less diameter than the pocket itself and also lessthan the diameter of the device it is to contain; but the cord or band 6being elastic the mouth of the pocket is readily en.- larged by pressureto permit the device to be introduced and removed at pleasure. Ifdesired, the well-known draw-string may be substituted for the elasticcord or band Without departing from the scope of the invention.

When the cuspidor is in place in the pocket of the handkerchief, it isto all intents and unnoticeable manner.

purposes concealed from view, and the unsecured portions of thehandkerchief fall in graceful folds about the exterior of the pocket, soas to shut out fromview all unnatural or unusual appearances, and whenthe cuspidor is to be used the handkerchief is lifted to the face in anatural manner without exposing the cuspidor, and a pressure upon thecatch 0 releases the spring-actuated cover or lid C, which immediatelyflies open, allowing the fluid contents of the mouth to be depositeddirectly into the funnel-shaped member D and finally into the bowl orvessel A in an To suspend thehandkerchief and the contained cuspidorfrom the person in a gracefula-nd convenient manner,-

I may attach to the rim or band portion Bof the device suitable .chainsg, with rings h or around the mouth of the handkerchief-pocket- Insteadof making the body or bowl of the cuspidor of metal or other hard andsubstantially inflexible material I may make it in the I form of a bagG, as shown in Fig. 4:, said bag being composed of suitable waterproofor liquid-resisting material, as rubber, the upper endor rim portion Hof which may be vulcanized or made hard and internally-threaded toreceive the externally-threaded rim, with its conical trap, closure,&c., as previously described, or, if desired, the rim of the bag maysimply hold to the rim by frictional contact, although I prefer thethreaded connection before alluded to. When using the flexible bag G,the capacity of the cuspidor is very much increased, and this bag isdeposited into the pocket of the handkerchief and is used in the samemanner and for the same purposes as before described for the metal bodyportion. In both instances the lower section of the device is thereceiver for the expectorated matter, and it is detachably secured foremptying and for cleaning, as before explained.

- While I have described the devices as containable in the pocket of ahandkerchief, it will be understood that any flexible sheet or piece offabric, or a fabric pocket of any character to contain and conceal thecuspidor is within the scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a cuspidor of the character described, of asheet or piece of normally flat fabric having a series of guides fixedthereto and circumscribing. substantially a minor portion of its center,a flexible member passed through said guides thereby gathering the saidcentral portion of the fabric to form a pocket and allowing theremaining or major portion of the fabric to fall in loose folds aboutthe pocket to conceal the latter, said pocket adapted to conceal thecuspidor.

2. The combination with a cuspidor of the character described, of asheet, or piece of normally flat fabric'having an annular series ofloops fixed thereto and circumseribing substantially a minor portion ofits center, an elastic cord passed through said loops thereby drawingthe same toward each other to form a pocket of said central portion,said elastic cord allowing the mouth of the pocket to be expanded toinsert the cuspidor therein and to remove the cuspidor therefrom, andsaid fabric having the portion surrounding the pocket depending in loosefolds to form a curtain therefor, and means attached to the cuspidor forsuspending the latter, while in the pocket, from the person.

3. In a cuspidor the combination with a bowl-shaped receiver orreservoir having internal threads, of a top section detachably securedto the receiver and consisting of an externally-threaded annular rim anda funnel-shaped portion permanently secured to the inside thereof andremovable therewith, and extending into said receiver, a cover hinged tothe top-section, and an outer covering of flexible material having apocket to contain said cuspidor said pocket having an having its coverto open u p through the pocketentrance.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my handin presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

EMMA F. HOLLAND. W'itnesses:

(J. W. FowLuR, G. WV. HOLLAND.

